Triple
T8332310
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy |
E195101
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Bechtel
William Bechtel is an American philosopher of science known for his influential work on mechanistic explanation and the philosophy of cognitive science and neuroscience.
|
E731146
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: William Bechtel | Statement: [Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy, hasRecipient, William Bechtel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Bechtel Context triple: [Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy, hasRecipient, William Bechtel]
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A.
Mario Bunge
Mario Bunge was an Argentine philosopher and physicist renowned for his rigorous defense of scientific realism and systematic, naturalistic philosophy across metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.
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B.
Norman E. Thagard
Norman E. Thagard is an American physician, former U.S. Marine Corps officer, and NASA astronaut who became the first American to fly on a Russian spacecraft.
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C.
Paul F. Edwards
Paul F. Edwards is a television and film screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed American Civil War miniseries "North and South."
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D.
Milburn G. Apt
Milburn G. Apt was a United States Air Force test pilot and the first person to exceed Mach 3, who died in the crash of the Bell X-2 during a record-setting flight in 1956.
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E.
Gayne Rescher
Gayne Rescher was an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including the science fiction classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: William Bechtel Triple: [Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy, hasRecipient, William Bechtel]
Generated description
William Bechtel is an American philosopher of science known for his influential work on mechanistic explanation and the philosophy of cognitive science and neuroscience.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Bechtel Target entity description: William Bechtel is an American philosopher of science known for his influential work on mechanistic explanation and the philosophy of cognitive science and neuroscience.
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A.
Mario Bunge
Mario Bunge was an Argentine philosopher and physicist renowned for his rigorous defense of scientific realism and systematic, naturalistic philosophy across metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.
-
B.
Norman E. Thagard
Norman E. Thagard is an American physician, former U.S. Marine Corps officer, and NASA astronaut who became the first American to fly on a Russian spacecraft.
-
C.
Paul F. Edwards
Paul F. Edwards is a television and film screenwriter best known for his work on the acclaimed American Civil War miniseries "North and South."
-
D.
Milburn G. Apt
Milburn G. Apt was a United States Air Force test pilot and the first person to exceed Mach 3, who died in the crash of the Bell X-2 during a record-setting flight in 1956.
-
E.
Gayne Rescher
Gayne Rescher was an American cinematographer known for his work on major films and television series, including the science fiction classic Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca82e87f2c8190bdb71ee29dfc642d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb7fbce4048190838b5bca8e7b219c |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce028586788190b07c601e521eb531 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce077d8af0819082a7ea67a2c11ddd |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce082078108190867044f45bc0a806 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:57 p.m.